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In the never ending quest to make more room in the shop I found this.
Back in the day {Mid 1980's} there was only two other independent motorcycle shops in town.My partner and I had the third.
One slow morning a pick up rolls in with a bike in the back and in walks a customer. "My bike just quit running can you take a look at it?" So i grab my coffee and go out to check it out. The first thing I see is the tach. "Going kind of fast were ya?" "Yup sure was and she just stopped running" says he. I take a peak under the motor and see a chunk of case missing and part of piston rod poking out. "Missed a shift did Ya?" "Ya I guess I did" say he. "Well I can fix it but it ain't gonna be cheap"
Long story short $3,800 later I give him back his bike and he takes it for a test drive around the block. "It runs better than it than when I got it" says he. "Next time you do that pull over and go back and pick up the broken case parts" says I.
Another happy customer. And another piece for my "Opps" showcase.
Well that brought back some memories now I got to get back cleaning the shop.
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Back in the day {Mid 1980's} there was only two other independent motorcycle shops in town.My partner and I had the third.
One slow morning a pick up rolls in with a bike in the back and in walks a customer. "My bike just quit running can you take a look at it?" So i grab my coffee and go out to check it out. The first thing I see is the tach. "Going kind of fast were ya?" "Yup sure was and she just stopped running" says he. I take a peak under the motor and see a chunk of case missing and part of piston rod poking out. "Missed a shift did Ya?" "Ya I guess I did" say he. "Well I can fix it but it ain't gonna be cheap"
Long story short $3,800 later I give him back his bike and he takes it for a test drive around the block. "It runs better than it than when I got it" says he. "Next time you do that pull over and go back and pick up the broken case parts" says I.
Another happy customer. And another piece for my "Opps" showcase.
Well that brought back some memories now I got to get back cleaning the shop.
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